OK, as always I can't seem to make any decisions without first asking YLF...
Sooo...here is my conundrum:
The two pieces from BH that would be most useful to me are the silk shell and the "button" down shirt. I have really been wanting a new basic buttondown but this one seems more like a standalone piece and I use them mostly for layering. I think I would need to alter the sleeves to be short sleeves in order to use it that way. The pros are that if I did want to wear it on its own, I definitely could. It has a nice feminine shape which I usually don't get in a buttondown. And of course, it is so hard for someone my size to find a decent buttondown that doesn't pull or gape, so this would be my best bet.
Now, if I did go with the buttondown, my other question is if I should go for white or cream? I have always gone with optic white because it's usually just easier to find, but the cream looks awfully pretty. I can wear warm and cool colors equally well so that doesn't really help in assessing which is more flattering.
The silk shell now comes in two gorgeous new colors, and I am particularly fond of the Persian red (nice nod to my ancestry as well). It's definitely dressier than anything I usually wear, but I often find myself wanting something like this for added texture or for an interview under a jacket. Again, I don't think I'm likely to wear it without something layered over it, although I certainly could.
Here are the items in question:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_siB0.....r+1002.jpg
http://www.bratiquehelene.com/.....-p-30.html
http://www.bratiquehelene.com/.....-p-44.html
The other thing is that my credit is $70, so I would probably end up paying $30 for the buttondown shirt before even getting to the sleeve alteration. The silk shell would be only $15.
